Ficus Defoliation - Bonsai Nut
Mar 3, 2019. #4. If you want to increase energy flow to certain parts of your ficus you can leave the leaves on those branches to keep the energy flowing. In this instance I defoliated the entire tree. One leaf left. Half a bucket full of leaves.
Ficus leaves turning brown - Bonsai Nut
Oct 11, 2023. #1. Hi! I am pretty new to ficus bonsai (and to plants in general). It's leaves started turning brown, drying and falling off. The first pic is from 30 sept, the second one from 3rd oct and the last one from today (so you can see the evolution). I water it once a week until the soil is hydrated and water is coming of the pot wholes.
New to Bonsai, my first Tiger Bark Ficus?
7b. Apr 20, 2022. #6. pinosilvestre said: Hello. I'm new to Bonsai and to the forum, in fact this is my first post. I am planning on buying my first tree, and after reading a lot of threads I have arrived to the conclusion that the best choice should be a Tiger Bark Ficus. My goal for me, at least at the beginning, would be to learn how not to ...
Why Defoliate Ficus? - Bonsai Nut
5A. Sep 2, 2011. #2. Defoliation is done for two purposes: encourage back-budding; and slow down a branch that's getting too big for the design. Defoliation is best done when the tree is actively growing; with tropicals this means summer, in temperate zones. I'm not sure where you are, but if you have at least two months of warm/mild weather ...
Tricks to promote aerial roots in Ficus? - Bonsai Nut
Jun 18, 2014. #2. The best way is humidity. Where I live most of my Figs sprout aerials all year round, even through winter. So obviously Ive never really had a problem with that. You can increase humidity by putting the pot on a gravel lined water tray. It helps to have a full canopy of leaves and a misting of the leaves and trunk.
Thickening of ficus trunks - Bonsai Nut
2024年5月19日 · The Delmarva Peninsula. USDA Zone. 7a. May 19, 2024. #15. Trunks thicken in proportion to the foliage mass above that point on the trunk. If you want to thicken the trunk of your ficus, you need to let it grow. The more you cut, the slower it will be to thicken. Sometimes slow and steady is good, sometimes not.
Help with repotting Big Tiger Bark Ficus | Bonsai Nut
2021年5月3日 · But Ficus can manage with a constrained root ball. You'll probably see extra aerial roots start, and maybe even roots trying to grow over the edges of your pot before too long. Your tree has quite a large, healthy bunch of foliage there. You can cut that back now too.
Ficus - Bonsai Nut
2020年3月6日 · Masterpiece. Ficus do fine in well draining, inorganic mixes. You just have to adjust your watering and fertilizer to match the substrate you put it in. If you put it in an inorganic substrate there is very little chance of over watering or over fertilizing, but your days of once-a-week watering will be over.
Developing a large Willow Leaf Ficus - Bonsai Nut
2017年11月11日 · 1) remove old leaves, 2) thin shoots to two, 3) cut back where possible to strongly growing interior branches, 4) wire, and 5) let it grow. I can do this 3-4 times a year on this tree. You can see that I made a decision to remove the secondary trunk. Scott.
trunk chop a ficus? - Bonsai Nut
2007年7月27日 · 6. Jul 30, 2007. #8. This looks like a variegated ficus benjamina. They respond well to bonsai culture although they are just a bit finicky with changes in temperature, etc. They seem easy to graft, are extremely easy to air layer, and it should be a fun tree to learn some techniques on. If you cut the branches way back, you should see back ...